St. Joseph's Hospital-North Honored For Stroke Treatment

LUTZ, FL —St. Joseph’s Hospital-North has earned an award from the Florida Stroke Registry for its ability to rapidly determine the severity and possible location of a stroke.

The Lutz hospital received the Stroke Registry’s Certificate of Achievement “for the successful achievement of Most Completeness for NIHSS.” NIHSS is an acronym for the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale and is an assessment tool and quantitative measure used in stroke care.

The award recognizes St. Joseph’s Hospital-North’s effectiveness in treating stroke.

The Stroke Registry also notified St. Joseph’s Hospital-North that it ranked as the best among 121 Florida Stroke Registry hospitals that submitted “Most Completeness” data. The Stroke Registry compared hospitals’ data from 2018 to 2019.

“Achieving the best stroke care to our patients in the community is what we strive for at St. Joseph’s North," said Dr. Katrina Cordero, emergency department medical director at St. Joseph’s Hospital-North. “Each part of the team plays an essential role in expediting the care of our patients. Our team has been dedicated to attaining the highest quality of stroke treatment, and I am so proud of our team for being recognized for all their hard work.”

The Florida Stroke Registry is managed by the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine Department of Neurology and compiles data from Florida hospitals and tracks the quality of stroke care statewide.

The registry’s aim is to improve quality of care and health outcomes in stroke through partnerships, research, intervention, and policy advocacy.

This press release was produced by the BayCare Health System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.